Essays about: "ILUC"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 11 essays containing the word ILUC.

  1. 6. The phase-out of crop-based biofuels in EU by 2030 : analyzing the effects on the palm oil market and

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Sanae Sone Dy; [2019]
    Keywords : biofuel; palm oil; international trade; partial equilibrium; RED; REDII; ILUC; CO2 emisssions; carbon dioxide; biobränsle; palmolja; internationell handel; partiell jämviktsmodell; CO2 utsläpp; koldioxid;

    Abstract : When EU introduced the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) in 2009, one of the goals where that by 2020 every EU country should have 10% of their transportation running on biofuels. This made the market for biofuel rise and therefore also the exports of palm oil to the EU. READ MORE

  3. 7. A struggle between reality and reliability: The uncertainties of including indirect land use change in life-cycle assessments

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning

    Author : Nathalie Hjulström; [2019]
    Keywords : Indirect land use change; life-cycle assessment; biofuel; bio-based plastics; Technology and Engineering; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Serious questions have been raised about the environmental impacts of biofuels concerning indirect land use change (ILUC) and this concept may also be applied to other products such as bio-based plastics. The purpose of this study is to identify the uncertainties of including ILUC in life-cycle assessments. READ MORE

  4. 8. Climate impacts of land use in LCA : elaboration of criteria for satisfactory methods

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Energy and Technology

    Author : Rickard Almers; [2015]
    Keywords : life cycle assessment; carbon footprint; ILUC; indirect land use changes; land occupation; albedo; climate impact indicator;

    Abstract : INTRODUCTION LCA is a widely used tool for assessing the environmental impacts of products. However, despite the large importance of land use for atmospheric CO2-levels there is still no consensus on how to include the climate impact of land use in LCA and results vary up to several hundred percent depending on method. READ MORE

  5. 9. The Achilles heel of the EU's Renewable Energy Directive sustainability criteria : the policy on biofuel and its limitation to understanding sustainability

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Anna-Lena Klassen; [2014]
    Keywords : dominance of GHG accounting; sustainability criteria; Renewable Energy Directive; biofuels; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Within the Renewable Energy Directive, the European Union has embedded sustainability criteria, addressing sustainable biofuels. Due to criticism, the sustainability criteria have been re-examined by the EU in the light of Indirect Land Use Change (ILUC). READ MORE

  6. 10. Förändrad markanvändning vid biodrivmedelsproduktion : en empirisk undersökning av svenskproducerade biodrivmedels påverkan på åkermarkens användning

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Energy and Technology

    Author : Maria Forsberg; [2014]
    Keywords : biodrivmedel; markanvändning; åkermark; statistik; historiska data;

    Abstract : Increasing the use of biofuels is an important part of achieving the EU’s target of 10 percent renewable energy in the transport sector. However, the competition between biofuels and food production is an ongoing concern. READ MORE